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11/25/2013

Wildfires drop, but don't stop in 2013

Reporting on the numbers game of wildfire strikes me as very similar to reporting on the swells and ebbs of the stock market. How many, how big, how caused - what does it all mean? A year-to-year analysis of the number of reported wildfires and their size doesn't give us a good sense of trending, but in a year like 2013, it might provide some needed perspective.

The devastating losses of people and property in Arizona, Colorado and other areas this year is one reason for sobriety in the face of a "slow" wildfire year. The impact on water supply, public health, and local economies is another. Weather patterns made 2013 an atypical year, but development patterns dating back 20-30 years show us that even in years with fewer fires, catastrophic losses may be the new normal.

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Michele Steinberg!! Thanks for giving details and records here . We both understand that graph can not drop to zero but sure we expect that next year it should be very few. All credit goes to safety awareness and sure it was nice to read you